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I think you could safely say all discs weigh about the same and shove the figure on the Sega Saturn page or whatever -[[User:Black Squirrel|Black Squirrel]] ([[User talk:Black Squirrel|talk]]) 05:35, 27 May 2017 (CDT) | I think you could safely say all discs weigh about the same and shove the figure on the Sega Saturn page or whatever -[[User:Black Squirrel|Black Squirrel]] ([[User talk:Black Squirrel|talk]]) 05:35, 27 May 2017 (CDT) | ||
| + | : You're right about the paper stuff. I definitely want cartridges and cases weighed though. It'll be useful for detecting fakes, finding different cartridge variants without breaking them open, calculating postage costs, and more things no-one's thought of. Discs I'm not sure about. I'll buy some scales and weigh a few to see if there's any variation. - [[User:Hivebrain|Hivebrain]] ([[User talk:Hivebrain|talk]]) 11:35, 27 May 2017 (CDT) | ||
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| + | I was going to hack this into the current Scanbox but it seems a bit pointless if this is due to replace it. | ||
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| + | I'd quite like to have a clean option for "long" boxes, e.g. [[Car Antenna]] or [[Batter Up (accessory)]]. There aren't too many pages that would benefit, but it ruins lists like [[Dreamcast third-party miscellaneous accessories]] where the "square" option isn't quite enough. | ||
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| + | A height of 30 or 40px would probably do. Unless you want to use the new dimensions fields to render things at the correct scale. Could be interesting with older SG-1000 games that were re-released in smaller boxes, but it would mean we'd have to measure things. Just a thought. -[[User:Black Squirrel|Black Squirrel]] ([[User talk:Black Squirrel|talk]]) 15:40, 25 July 2018 (CDT) | ||
Latest revision as of 15:40, 25 July 2018
Realistically is there much point in documenting the masses of bits of paper - I can see it being a nice-ish thing for bulky bits of hardware (e.g. consoles) but this seems a bit excessive to me. How accurate are the average set of consumer scales? Do we end up marking a brand new version because the registration card is 2g heavier than another version, etc.
I think you could safely say all discs weigh about the same and shove the figure on the Sega Saturn page or whatever -Black Squirrel (talk) 05:35, 27 May 2017 (CDT)
- You're right about the paper stuff. I definitely want cartridges and cases weighed though. It'll be useful for detecting fakes, finding different cartridge variants without breaking them open, calculating postage costs, and more things no-one's thought of. Discs I'm not sure about. I'll buy some scales and weigh a few to see if there's any variation. - Hivebrain (talk) 11:35, 27 May 2017 (CDT)
Long boxes
I was going to hack this into the current Scanbox but it seems a bit pointless if this is due to replace it.
I'd quite like to have a clean option for "long" boxes, e.g. Car Antenna or Batter Up (accessory). There aren't too many pages that would benefit, but it ruins lists like Dreamcast third-party miscellaneous accessories where the "square" option isn't quite enough.
A height of 30 or 40px would probably do. Unless you want to use the new dimensions fields to render things at the correct scale. Could be interesting with older SG-1000 games that were re-released in smaller boxes, but it would mean we'd have to measure things. Just a thought. -Black Squirrel (talk) 15:40, 25 July 2018 (CDT)